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From: "George W. Page" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Re: Ethnic Origins?
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 16:12:04 -0500
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In-Reply-To: <4.1.20020401122858.02fc33f0@wells.org>


At 12:33 PM 4/1/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>At 11:21 AM 4/1/02 -0600, G&R Thiebes wrote:
> >Thank-you for all your posts! My uncle is getting up there in age and to
> >tell you the truth, I am afraid he might go soon!
>
>Then one of the criteria for selecting a Lab is whether they will
>retain/store the DNA sample for possible future testing. Actually, in some
>cases if you were to take the sample and simply sit on it until you needed
>it you might be able to do so. Although the sample will dry out, they can
>re-hydrate it to obtain the DNA when they are ready. I would verify this
>with the selected lab before trying it though. I know FamilyTreeDNA does
>store samples. I don't know if Oxford Associates or Relative Genetics
>would be willing to do so.

Oxford Ancestors claims, for privacy reasons, to destroy the DNA sample
after the test is concluded and the report sent.
I have entered into fruitless communications with them to convince them
that storing the sample for further tests would be beneficial to their clients.
They would rather just send out another test brush if another test is required.

GWP

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